Fewer folks still without power in the region; shelters begin closing

Thousands of people around the region, especially in New Jersey, continue without electricity.

As of 6:30 a.m. Thursday, only about 20 Met-Ed customers in Northampton County and just over 300 in Bucks and Monroe counties were without electricity. In Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey, nearly 19,000 customers were without power.

Met-Ed customers can call 888-544-4877 to report outages, down power lines and other problems.